benc

Old English

Alternative forms

  • bænc

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *banki, from Proto-Germanic *bankiz. Cognate with Old Saxon banc (Dutch bank), Old High German banch (German Bank), Old Norse *benkr (Swedish bänk).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bent͡ʃ/

Noun

benċ f

  1. bench

Declension

Strong i-stem:

singular plural
nominative benċ benċe, benċa
accusative benċ, benċe benċe, benċa
genitive benċe benċa
dative benċe benċum

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Middle English: benk, bench, bynk, benche, banch, binch, binche
    • English: bench (see there for further descendants)
    • Scots: bink, benk
    • → Middle Irish: beinnse
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